# Adirondack

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/ · frequency rank #36,848

## Definitions
1. A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.

## Etymology
From the Mohawk ratirontaks, atirú:taks, hatiron'taks (“they eat trees”), a term applied by the Mohawks indiscriminately to other tribes, including the French and English, but especially other Native Americans who ate bark and buds when other food sources were scarce.

## Common misspellings (15)
`addirondack`, `adiorndack`, `adirnodack`, `adirodnack`, `adironadck`, `adirondacck`, `adirondackk`, `adirondakc`, `adirondcak`, `adironddack`, `adironndack`, `adirrondack`, `adriondack`, `aidrondack`, `dairondack`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adirondack